Recent content by Holden Caulfield

Well maybe the OP should go back and update his posts if that's the case.

I have three remote controls that all have volume control at the bottom. Not sure what he's going on about.

Changing from D to class AB was a huge improvement for me.

I'm curious if you had more power it make the speakers come alive. I have an Emotiva 200 wpc class A/B amp and my Monitor Audio speakers pound. I'm sure I would have the same result with those EVO's. And I would never power them with a class D amp, but that's just me. You could consider...

Look at Emotiva amps.

I had a QSC class D and I was trying new DAC's, I added an equalizer and a subwoofer to improve the sound. In the end, I got an Emotiva Basx A2, it's a Class AB and it's all the amp I'll ever need. I didn't even bother connecting the equalizer or the sub, that's how good this amp is. I'll never...

Thanks a lot for the review, very helpful. The ones I saw are in rosewood, I'm going to see if they're still available.

I have switched from 4 different DAC's in the last 12 months, all crap. Two were built-in DAC's (one from a streamer and one from an Integrated Amp) , one was an old Musical Fidelity V-DAC, and one was a cheap DAC to bridge whilst waiting for my Geshelli J2 DAC to be built. So when I saw you...

This is silly. Comparing a cheap, not so good DAC against one costing thousands. How about a slightly more expensive DAC that isn't skimping on quality due to cost in the $300 to $400 range? Differences would be much smaller at that point. All you're doing is comparing a cheap DAC to justify...

Get the Geshelli J2. Best DAC under $1000. It's only $250. And you probably wouldn't notice much of difference if you got a more expensive one. The J2 does a great job with the drums. I had a 15 year old Musical Fidelity V-DAC and it was crap. The sound was 2.5 times better when I replaced it...

I have to disagree with some of this. I was running hi-res music directly from my DAC to my class AB amp and it sounded great but the high frequencies at times were a bit bright for my tastes. I added a tube preamp it simply sounded better than without it. I upgraded the tubes and it sounds...

This is simply false.

This is a ridiculous take. People like to warm up the music via valves because digital music can be a bit cold. It's all in an effort to make the music seem more real. So your silly analogy has no relevance. Valves and exciters are two different things. I would suggest that people who need an...

Thanks, very helpful.

Emotiva Basx A2.